Threats & Cybercrime

What Is Pretexting?

A social engineering technique where the attacker fabricates a false scenario to gain the victim's trust.

In pretexting, the attacker fabricates a credible false identity or scenario - e.g. posing as a bank employee or technical support agent - to gradually gain the victim's trust and extract information they would not otherwise share.

Related Terms

Social Engineering Vishing

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